H.—ls.

Table II.—Showing the various Kinds of Fish caught and approximately the Total Quantities of Fish* and Shell -fish landed at the Chief Fishing-ports for the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

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Shell Fishery (excluding Toheroa). j Quantity Total >, ; Name of Port. Principal Kinds of Fish caught. landed Value Total v 1 | (Fish). (Fish). Oysters. Value. Mussels. Value. Crayfish. Value. Value aue ' (Shell-fish) Cwt. £ Sacks. £ j Sacks. £ Cwt. £ £ £ Awanui and district .. Snapper, mullet, groper, flounder . . .. .. .. .. 1,128 1,145 .. • • i • • • • • • • • * * Mangonui .. .. Snapper, flounder, groper, mullet, tarakihi .. .. .. .. 91 132 .. .... .. .. .. .. 132 Hokianga .. .. Mullet, soles, flounder .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 927 715 .. .. .. .. .. . • • • 715 Whangaroa .. .. Mullet, snapper, groper . . .. . . . . .. •. 483 448 .. .. .. .. 283 266 266 714 Russell .. .. .. Snapper, mullet, flounder, groper, crayfish, kingflsh, tarakihi, gurnard, maomao 1,294 1,233 .. .. .. .. 168 199 199 1,432 Kaipara .. .. .. Flounder, snapper, mullet .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,642 5,878 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 5,878 Whangarei .. .. Snapper, groper, mullet, blue cod, flounder .. . . .. .. 990 1,579 .. .. .. .. 4 5 5 1,584 Auckland (including Manukau Snapper, flounder, tarakihi, groper, gurnard, pioke, dory, mullet, crayfish, 140,234 133,159 4,203 5,043 6,776 1,679 1,364 1,887 8,609 141,768 and Coromandel) blue cod, kingfish, trevally, frost-fish, barracouta, piper, oysters (rock), mussels, sardines Thames .. .. .. Snapper, flounder, dab, mullet, gurnard, dory, pioke, mussels .. .. 18,692 23,174 .. .. 635 190 .. .. 190 23,364 Mercury Bay .. .. Snapper, tarakihi, groper, gurnard, blue cod, flounder, kingfish, crayfish .. 1,422 1,254 .. .. .. .1,047 1,365 1,365 2,619 Tauranga and district .. Snapper, tarakihi, groper, mullet, blue cod, kingfish, trevally, pioke .. .. 3,669 3,670 .. •• •• *..• 143 214 214 3,884 Whakatane .. .. Snapper, tarakihi, groper .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,117 2,122 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,122 Opotiki .. .. . . Snapper, flatfish, groper, gurnard, tarakihi .. .. .. .. 64 140 .. .... .. .. .. .. 140 Raglan .. .. .. Snapper, flounder . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 412 740 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 740 Kawhia .. .. .. Snapper, flounder, mullet .. .. . . .. .. . • 710 749 .. • • • • • • • • • • • Gisborne .. .. .. Tarakihi, gurnard, snapper, groper, sole, flounder, kahawai, crayfish . . .. 5,789 6,859 .. .. .. .. 622 552 552 7,411 Napier .. .. .. Tarakihi, gurnard, sole, snapper, groper, flounder, barracouta, crayfish .. 13,539 17,639 .. .. .. .. 317 384 384 18,023 New Plymouth .. .. Snapper, groper, crayfish, tarakihi, cod, gurnard, kingfish, kahawai . . .. 1,457 1,952 .. .. .. .. 33 46 46 1,998 Wanganui .. .. Snapper, groper, blue cod, flounder, kahawai . . . . .. .. 249 322 . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 322 Wellington and district .. Tarakihi, blue cod, groper, ling, hake, snapper, barracouta, moki, butterfish, 56,742f 61,090 .. .. .. •• 2,150 2,980 2,980 64,070 skate, warehou, crayfish, flounder, sole, kahawai, trevally, red cod, kingfish, gurnard, conger-eel Picton and Havelock .. Flounder, butterfish, moki, blue cod, groper, crayfish .. .. .. 3,952 6,895 .. .. .. .. 648 466 466 7,361 Blenheim (Wairau) .. Sole, flounder, moki, tarakihi, red cod, snapper, butterfish, groper, gurnard, 1,521 2,003 .. .. .. .. 377 295 295 2,298 crayfish Nelson and district .. Snapper, flounder, dab, groper .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,212 5,756 .. .. .. .. 73 119 119 5,875 French Pass .. .. Blue cod, groper, sole, flounder, snapper, butterfish, gurnard .. .. 3,537 5,185 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,185 Westport .. .. .. Sole, snapper, groper, ling, flounder, crayfish, gurnard, turbot, red cod .. 163 267 .. .. .. .. 28 32 32 299 Greymouth .. .. Sole, groper, snapper, flounder, turbot, tarakihi, kingfish, red cod, ling .. 1,950 2,575 .. .. .. .. 1 3 3 2,578 Hokitika .. .. .. Groper, ling, snapper .. .. . . .. . . . . .. 149 213 .. .. .. .. .. • • • • 213 Kaikoura .. .. .. Groper, trumpeter, hake, ling, tarakihi, bass, blue cod, crayfish .. .. 3,063 5,817 .. .. .. .. 1,606 1,070 1,070 6,887 Akaroa .. .. .. Flounder, sole, groper, brill, red cod, blue cod, crayfish, barracouta, kingfish, 4,052 6,301 .. .. .. .. 393 297 297 6,598 kahawai, butterfish, moki Lyttelton .. .. Flounder, dab, groper, tarakihi, ling, gurnard, red cod, elephant-fish .. .. 10,784 17,069 .. .. .. .. 127 101 101 17,170 Lake Ellesmere .. .. Flounder, herring . . .. .. .. . . .. .. 852 1,890 .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 1,890 Timaru .. .. .. Flounder, sole, groper, ling, red cod, blue cod, kingfish, elephant-fish, gurnard, 15,657 26,798 .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 26,799 brill, barracouta Oamaru and Moeraki .. Groper, blue cod, red cod, ling, barracouta, crayfish .. .. .. 3,070 4,402 .. .. .. .. 924 502 502 4,904 Dunedin and Otago district .. Sole, groper, flounder, snapper, red cod, blue cod, trevally, ling, moki, brill, 29,072 38,183 .. .. .. .. 1,903 1,176 1,176 39,359 barracouta, crayfish, gurnard, mullet, garfish, tarakihi, red perch, kingfish, trumpeter, skate, kahawai Invercargill, Bluff, and district Blue cod, groper, flounder, sole, greenbone, trevally, ling, kingfish, crayfish .. 4,673 7,697 66,387 48,125 .. .. .. .. 48,125 55,822 Stewart Island .. .. Blue cod, groper, trumpeter, greenbone, moki .. . . .. .. 9,881 14,657 .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 14,657 Chatham Islands .. .. Blue cod, groper .. .. .. .. . ■ • • .. 6,448J 3,808 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,808 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 355,687 413,516 70,590 53,168 7,411 1,869 12,212 11,960 66,997 480,513 * Not including whitebait. t Includes 9,458 cwt blue cod caught at the Chatham Islands and landed at Wellington. t Exclusive of fish shipped direct to Wellington from fishing-boats by s.s. " South Sea."